What legal rights do you have in encounters with ICE?
Here's what you need to know about your constitutional protections from immigration stops and detentions by ICE.
Jan
2026
27
no gate
Jan
2026
27
ProPublica found more than 40 cases of immigration agents using banned chokeholds
An in-depth investigation of ICE and Border Patrol finds that federal immigration agents are using banned chokeholds that cut off breathing.
Jan
2026
27
How ‘chasing the incentive’ could fix Wilmington’s film industry woes
Film industry leaders in Wilmington say that federal incentives could lure movie productions back to U.S. soil, and make NC's Port City into a Hollywood destination again.
Jan
2026
22
Billy Ball Explains NC: Why the fighting in Venezuela is a BIG deal in NC
Did you know the unit that captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is based out of NC? In a new Billy Ball Explains NC, we take a look at why the military conflict in Venezuela is a BIG deal for NC's military population.
Jan
2026
19
Opinion: Martin Luther King Jr. and the blood that fueled a movement
This Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a look at King and other "forgotten" martyrs of the Civil Rights Movement.
Jan
2026
14
Federal government releases $116 million in new Helene recovery funds for North Carolina
North Carolina is set to receive $116 million in new Helene recovery funding after weeks of complaints from state leaders about delays from the Trump administration.
Jan
2026
13
Billy Ball Explains NC: Leandro and why NC schools still aren’t equal
In the new Billy Ball Explains NC, we take on the Leandro case, a lawsuit over education equality that's still unresolved 31 years after it was filed. There are more than a billion dollars at stake for public schools.
Jan
2026
13
Army Corps of Engineers wants to dredge the Cape Fear River. Environmentalists tally the costs.
By the time the Army Corps of Engineers is finished, 35 million cubic yards of silt and sand, plus the creatures that live in it, would be scraped and slurped from the Cape Fear River.
Jan
2026
12
NC commission advances PFAS testing rule for public review
Proposed rules that would require hundreds of industrial manufacturers and public sewer plants across the state to test the wastewater they discharge into rivers, creeks and streams for three types of PFAS and 1,4-dioxane will go out for public comment next month.
Jan
2026
12
Even in defeat, the Carolina Panthers left fans with hope
Here's how, even in defeat, the Carolina Panthers became the "Cathartic Cats" this season.
Video: Trump’s Medicaid cuts will make patients sicker, NC nurse says
| March 3, 2026
When the Medicaid cuts pushed by President Donald Trump go into effect next year, hundreds of thousands of North Carolinians could lose their health insurance, a North Carolina nurse says.
NC election officials used to steer clear of backing candidates. No more.
| February 26, 2026
In a departure from past practices, NC election officials are openly supporting Republican candidates this year.
School choice programs grow in popularity — and cost
| February 24, 2026
States like NC are scrambling to meet rising demand for newly expanded school choice initiatives, pouring more money into the programs as waiting lists — and budget concerns — grow.
When can North Carolina residents expect their tax refunds? What to know
| February 24, 2026
It's tax season and many in North Carolina want to know when they might get their tax refunds. Here's what to know.
Billy Ball Explains NC: AI data centers are taking over NC – but at what cost?
| February 23, 2026
Cardinal | Cardinal and Pine Local Politics | CLIMATE CHANGE | EXCO-Player | INFRASTRUCTURE | no gate | north carolina politics
Because of AI, data centers are multiplying across North Carolina. But as billionaire-owned companies like Meta, Amazon, and Apple buy up land in the Tar Heel state, they're raising red flags about water consumption, high utility bills, and their effect on the fight against climate change.